Junior Johnson
Junior Johnson
Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr., better known as Junior Johnson, is a former NASCAR driver of the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966. In the 1970s and 1980s, he became a NASCAR racing team owner; he sponsored such NASCAR champions as Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. He now produces a line of fried pork skins and country ham. He is credited as the first to use the drafting technique in stock car...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth28 June 1931
CityWilkesboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America